Dallas-based Conversable’s platform utilizes bots to help companies deliver on-demand content, information, and ordering to customers through Facebook Messenger, Twitter, and other platforms, making social media “a new call center.”

The launch was a great success, Lamm told me Wednesday.

“Wingstop is happy, we’re happy,” Lamm said. “The feedback from clients, the press, our team … I don’t know if it could have gone better.”

The launch was hard work, he said.

“It’s been a crazy last few days,” Lamm said.

Long known as an entrepreneurial fixture in Austin, Lamm has moved to Dallas and frequently travels back and forth to Austin. He bought a house in Dallas and spent 13 months remodeling it.

BEN LAMM NOW MAKES HIS HOME IN DALLAS

It’s a big move for Lamm.

His two-story home in Austin was unique, and received media attention for its design and decor. But Lamm said he is very pleased with his Dallas digs.

“My place here is great, it’s actually way better,” Lamm said.

“I love Austin more than anything, I love Dallas more than anything,” Lamm said.

He said Southwest Airlines, the Rise on-demand air service, and the Vonlane bus service make travel back and forth between Dallas and Austin quick and simple.

“It’s so easy to go back and forth,” he said.

He said that the Dallas office of Conversable, located in the West End Historic District, serves as a headquarters and focuses on system integration and operations, while core engineering and product are in Austin.

Locating in Dallas provides Lamm, and Conversable, many advantages such as access to major corporations, a strong talent pool, and easily being able to travel around the country.

Lamm was co-founder of the well-regarded Chaotic Moon Studios, which was sold in 2015 to Accenture, a consulting and technology services company. He also was co-founder and partner at the game developer Team Chaos, which was acquired by Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) in 2016.

“We know this is going to be huge. We’re 100 percent focused on this.” Ben Lamm

That leaves Conversable as the sole focus for Lamm and Busey.

“We know this is going to be huge,” Lamm told me about Conversable. “We’re 100 percent focused on this.”

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